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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-11
PAUPERs or VENICE.
One-Roarth Of the City's Population En-
Eaged In Professional BegKinE

One-Roarth Of the City's Population En-
gagged in Professional Begging
Out of population of some 10000
there are 10000 paupers, more than
half of whom are inscribed on its roll
of professional beggars! Venetian
beggars are not 80 well of, compare
lively speaking, as their brethren in
other Italian cities which / have Wis
tied. l saw. for instance. in Bologna
medicants clad in very fine overcoats
against the b ting breezes Of NOvem-
Der, squatting self-complacently under
the pOrticos of churches. or enjoying
their cigars on the pedesta.s of monu-
ments in the public squares. Some
were like living exemplifications of
that celebrated mountain we hear so
much of in Oriental history. Moham-
med must go to them, for they will
not come 70 Mohammed. In other
words, charitably disposed folk must
move over to those fellows in order to
give them a copper or two; but they
will never bulge an inch to meet the
benefactor. These beggars are the
''nobs' 'or..swells" Of the confraternity
Others will hunt you around now and
then in the churches. or through lanes
and streets outside; and if you tell any
of them that you've got no change, the
invariable reply is: ''Oh, let not that
prevent Signor from doing a good turn
we have got plenty of coppers about
US. you knOw"'
Here, however, in Venice the beggaP
has very small pile, and seems to bs
at the lowest rung of the ladder in ths
profession he is following. The vene-
tan lazzaroni swarm like locIste every
where you turn your steps to. Manyof
them are the humble servants Of the
gondoliers, who pay them from three
to four soldi day. each, in order to
look out for persons who desire a gon-
dola- When you land en- the hanks Of
any canal you are Immediately helped
out of the bank by one Of these poor
ragged fellows, who always expects q
cent for his kindly attentions. The
women here are not by any means 80
pretty as their sisters throughout the
peninsula They look very pale and
haggard. despite their proximity to tho
sea; for they live ''cribbed. cabined
and confined from one end Of the year
to the other in those dismally pent-up
lanes and alleys which I have just re-
ferred to. Their costumes, moreover,
do not add any thing to whatever little
physical attractions they may possess.
Instead Of wearing those tiny black or
white pieces of textured veil over their
heads-so frequently to be met with in
Lombardy = they throw over their
shoulders gray freckled shawls, which
are any thing but picturesque.-Tenice
Cor San FRANCISCO Chronicle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-11

Bread Pudding: Take one pint Of
bread crumbs, soaked in one quart Of
sweet milk. one-half cup white sugar
two eggs beaten thoroughly. one cup
of raisins If desired. heaping teaspoon
full of butter, and salt to suit the taste
stir we'll together and bake.-EAs
Household
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-11

Among the dispatches on another
page will be found an item concerning
o fatal fire at New-Westminister The
scene Of the fire is about I'D miles
northward of Seattle The dispatch
telling of the fire was first sent to St
Paul and then to New York. The San
Francisco Office received it from there
and forwarded it to Seattle. Thus wa
have an item from . neighbOring town
that had travelled . distance Of about
8, 900 miles There is not more strik-
ing example of the rapidity Of tele-
graph than this mornings account Of
the fire at New-Westministey.-Scattle
Nv IT, Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-11

Now. while / have my taper lit"
remarked Mrs. ForetAought. I'm just
seal up . lot Of these envelopes and lay
them where they'll be handy. "-Bostos
Commonwealth.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-11

Indian corn is raised in some parts
Of Germany. but the farmers make NO
other use Of it than to feed il 70 thelI
geese.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-11

Holes in stone work may be
stopped with shellac and powdsred
stone.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-11

The church property Of New Yeek
u valued at 81. 443, 600
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-11
CHAPTER XIV.
As 1 stood at the wheel 1 CO..
W l should act when the st,
ssed And l was justified i,

As / stood at the wheel considered
how should act when the storm had
passed. And was justified in specu-
1ating, because now the sky was clear
right away round. and the stars large
and bright though strong gale was
still blowing and keeping the sea very
heavy.
We had been heading west ever since
We hove to. and travelling broadside on
dead south-soufh-east Now, If wind
and sea dropped, our business would
be to make sail. if possible, and. with
the wind holding north-north-west,
maze an eight hours board north
easteriy, and then round and stand for
Bermuda
This, of course. would depend upon
the weather
1t was, however, more than possible
that We should be picked up very soon
by some passing ship. Ii was not -
though We were down away in the
South Pacific, or knocking about in
the Poisonous Gull Of Guinea, or up in
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-11

which nv mind seems to have nothing
to do-that, whatever dangers NAV be
before US. you and l will not perish. :"
Sac paused. and l saw that she was
looking at me earnestly.
You will not think me superstitioUs
if 1 tell you that the reason of my con-
viction is dream? My poor father
came and stood beside me; he was 90
real! stretched out my arms to him,
and he took my hand and said: .Dari-
ing. do not fear. He who has saved
your life once will save it again. God
viii have mercy upon YOU and him for
the prayers YOU offered to Him. He
stopped and kissed me and faded
away. and 1 started up and heard the
men pumping. Invent to look at him.
for thought thought he had really
come to my side. Oh, Mr.. Royle, his
spirit is with u.s.
As she was speaking the ship gave 4
sudden lurch: she put her hand on my
arm to steady herself and left it there.
Had I dared l should have bent my
head aud kissed the little hand. She
could not know how much she made
me love her BY such actions as this.
1.-The boatswain has told me-" she
said. after a short silence. that you
want to save the ship. / asked him
why. Are you angry with me for be-
ing curious?'
Mot in the least What did he an
swer?'
HE said that You thought the own
ers would recompense you for your
fidelity. and promote you in their serv-
ice"
How could he know this? have
never spoken such thoughts to him"
1t would not be difficult to guess
such . wish"
well, I don't know that have any
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-01
BOOMING THE NEW ROAD.
Preparations for Connecting Dexter
with the Bangor & Piscataquis.
Especial to the Press.1


AUGUSTA, Nov. 30.-A well-attended meet
ing of the railroad from Dexter to some
point on the Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad,
was held at Hotel North today. Among
those in attendance were the following: S.
o. Brown, j. B. Peaks. E. A. Thompson, OF
Dover; ]. b. Moore, G. T. Monroe, of Fox
croft; Henry Hudson, d. r. Straw, Otis
Martin, B. Turner, Marcellus Hussey, of
Guilford; ]. F. Sprague, of Monson; N. E.
Shaw, of Greenville; Josiah Crosby, Cyrus
Foss, G. A. Abbott, of Dexter; F. W. Hill,
of Exeter; and M. Burrill, of Corinna. The
meeting was for consultation and the arrang-
ing for further progress towards building the
road. At the first meeting held in this city
several weeks ago arrangements were made
for survey and two routes were staked out
by the engineers, one from Dexter to Fox
croft and Dover,a distance of II 99-100 miles,
the other to Guilford. IS S-100 miles. The esti-
mated cost is: by the Dover line, $27e, AZ,
or 5,O202 25 per mile; by the Guilford, $274,-
411.91, or $15, III. .65 to the mile. Gentlemen
in Dover and Foxcroft have pledged S50,Cco
for the road, and Guilford gentlemen will
raise about $25,0 900 if the road goes to their
town. The committee of the stockholders
of the Dexter & Newport branch advise that
their company give $125,cco. the same
amount that they have invested in this
road. Gentlemen here today who favor the
building of the enterprise, say the Maine
Central Railroad Company is in favor OF
this route to the Bangor g. Piscataquis road,
consequently connecting with the Megantic
and will give it their endorsement. The fol
lowing committee was appointed to assess
land damages, ETC.; Cyrus Foss, j. B. Peaks
and Henry Huston. A committee was chosn
to attend to tine arrangements for building
the road and confer with committee of the
Maine Central directors, as follows: S. O..
Brown, j. B. Mayo and j. B. Peaks, to rep
resent the Dover and Foxcroft interests; !;
Henry Hudson, M. G. Shaw and j. f.
Sprague. to represent the Guilford section; !;
and A. f. Bradbury, Josiah Crosby and
George A. Abbott, Dexter's interest.
The meeting adjourned to meet at Dexter
two weeks from today. Mr.. Hill says the
Maine Central is favorable to the scheme.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-01
A successful Maine Man.

Maine is continually coming TO the 'front.'
The Ponce de Leon, st. Augustine's mann
moth resort hotel, is to be equipped with 800
dining chairs from the mandatory Of the j..
Wayland Kimball Company, of West Paris,
at an expense of S1S each. The Maine COM
pany were awarded the preference in COM
petition with eleven other Of the largest
chair manufacturers of the United States.
The New York Shoe & Leather Reporter
says:
81 Wayland Kimball, of New York, Is
the originator of the leather furniture which
is becoming so popular in the fashionable
world. His warereoms, Nos. IA and 16 East
Fifteenth street, are sort OF art gallery In
which great variety of handsome speei-
mems of embossed leather is on exhibition.
BY his genius he has changed leather into
forms so attractive that 1t Is an admirable
establishment of the drawing room; and
for the paneling Of walls there Is nothing to
rival it. For chair trimmings It surpasses
every other kind in durability, beauty and
comfort. Mr. Kimball has chair factory in
Paris, Me-, where he employs a hundred
hands. Three emissaries of the labor unions
visited this establishment and tried to per-
suade the employees to organize an assembly.
They were treated to frigid entertainment
of cold shoulder. The men told them they
were receiving good wages, got their pay
promptly, were perfectly contented, and
didn't wish to be meddled with. The walk
ing delegate sneaked off like trio Of baf-
fled conspirators.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-01
THE STATE.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.

The new hall of the Waterville Y. M. G.
A.. in Boutelle block, was dedicated Tues
day evening The exercises consisted OF
supper in City Hall at p. m, followed by
speeches from President Pepper OF Colby,
and others.
The statue of Ex-Governor West Of Ohio
was shipped to Cincinnati, Monday, by the
Hallowell Granite Company. The statue
will be set up in one Of the cemeteries Of
Cincinnati at once. The plaster cast, model
ed By the company's sculptor, Mr.. Mahoney,
was also sent, and will be bronzed and placed
in one of the art museums OF the city.
Randolph is to have a hose company in the
spring, which will be organized with view
of being racing team as well as for service.
The hose cart will be purchased by the Hec-
la Engine Company, who will hold fair In
January for the purpose Of raising the neces-
sary funds.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The steamer Katahdin came on TO the
route between Bangor and Boston yesterday;
The Lewiston has been Withdrawn, and Will
be overhauled at East Boston. The register
of officers on the Katahdin will be as fol-
lows: Captain, Marcus Pierce; first pilot,
Capt. L. w. Curtis; second pilot, Capt; Ira
Farnsworth; quartermasters, William Whit
ney, Melville Abbott temporarily; bow
lookout, Edward Harrigan; first officer,
James Tucker; second officer, Thomas Cop
pin; steward, s. G. Downes; purser, w. b.
Eaton; freight clerk, j. b. Patterson; en-
gineer, T. II. Bennett; assistant engineer, r.
L. Davis; baggage master, James Mason
watchman, James Randall.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The grammar school of Harrington, taught
by Oscar 0. Owen of Buxton Centre. closed
Friday, after a successful session OF ten
weeks. The whole attendance was 40; av-
erage, 1915. Mr.. Owen goes from Harring,
ton TO Lubec, where he will take charge OF
tho hfrh fQr a VIZ
YORK COUNTY.
On Tuesday, William G: Lord. principal OF
Limington Academy, while handling some
large sticks of wood, was thrown down and
suffered fracture of one of the bones of the
left forearm, and some internal injury
A very pleasant social occasion was en-
joyed at the parsonage in Alfred on the eve
ming of Nov. 29th, when the people Of Rev:
j. S. Richards parish came together and
purse Of between $40 and $50, besides other
tokens Of regard for the minister and his
family.
The Maine Sentinel reports that Benjamin
Leavitt, Esq, of Saco, received telegraphle
message. last Friday, announcing the death
the day before, of his brother, Charles 4
Leavitt, Esq, who resided at Springfield
Mo. Mr.. Leavitt was native OF WATERFORD
in York county. He studied law in the ofiics
of Hon. Ira 4. Drew, and was admitted u
the York County Bar about 35 years ago
In the year 1885 he and Lorenzo Moore, Esq;
(brother Of Hon. l.. S. Moore of Limerick)
went to Independence, Iowa, where they es
tablished themselves in business. About
twenty years ago Mr.. Leavitt removed to
Springfield, No., where he resided until his
death.
IN GENERAL.
Yesterday ended the open season for game
birds. The open season for Moose, deer and
caribou extends to Jan. 1st.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-01
THE PRoHIBITIoNIsTs.
Meeting of the Party's Central Com
mittee in Chicago.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 30.-The national cen
tral committee of the Prohibition party met
today, ECO persons being present The treas
urer's report showed thousand dollars paid
out for Gov. st. Johns campaign expenses.
This committee of seven was appointed to
attend to the immediate political organiza-
ton; John Lloyd Thomas of Maryland,
John P. st. John of Kansas, j. A. Van
Fleet of Illinois, James Black of Pennsyl-
vania, Judge r. G. Pitman of Massachusetts
A. A. Hopkins of New York. Mrs. Brown of
Ohio. The national committee was eventu--
ally arranged to include George P. Rogers of
Connecticut, r. c. Pitman and G. B. Knight
of Massachusetts, Thomas Ii. Peabody and
II. II. Richardson of Rhode Island. W. w.
Lyman and Clinton B. Smith of Vermont;
Mother Stewart and A: A. Hopkins. Samuel
Dickey of Albion, Mich, was elected chair
man, to succeed Mr.. Finch. 1t was decided
to hold the national convention the first
Wednesday in June, in Indianapolis. The
following resolution, unanimously passed at
the convention Of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Onion at Nashville,
Tenn, was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That with asdeep sense of the signif-
canoe of such action, We. the women representa-
do most solemnly urge upon all political parties
and partisan papers the duty OF avoiding in the
pending presidential campaign tne personal WILL
fcation and abuse that characterized the last and
we call on them to consider the fact that the wom-
en- OF the North and South have clasped hands in
concord and cooperation, which is a most practi-
cal proof that war issues are dead, and that the
land should have rest from reviving them for
campaign purposes. We protest, as women,
against this outrage upon the growing spirit Of
fraternity and reiterate the cry Of the great gen.
eral, ''Let us have peace"
The resolution goes next to the National
Republican Committee.
Samuel Dickey, the new chairman, is Sc
wears old, and regularly ordained Metho-
dist clergyman. He is professor of mathe-
matics at Albion College, Michigan, and will
resign the professorship He was chairman
of the prohibitory convention in Pittsburg,
in 1884, where Governor ST. John was nomi-
mated for the presidency.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-01
PROTESTING PRoAlBlTIoNIsTs.
They Claim That There Were 1000
Illegal Votes In Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. 30.-The articles OF
protest filed by the prohibitionists are ON the
ground that more than 2OOonegroes were ille-
gally registered, and they claim to have the
names Of two thousand illegal voters In their
possession, which they propose to lay before
the grand Jury. The announcement Of their
intention to carry the matter into the courts
has served to renew excitement, and many
negroes are leaving the. city with the utmost
CELEBRITY. An indignation meeting was held
by the white ministers of the city, 30 In
number, and resolutions were adopted de,
manding publication of the ballot-box and
whiskey element The prohibitionists were
to have held an indignation meeting Monday
evening, but at the last moment the idea was
abandoned.
The latest report Is that the majority
against prohibition is 112S, and the sale OF
liquor will begin at once.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-01
DR.. PENTEcosT SPEAKS.
He Challenges the Production of
Anything Against His Reputation.
commendatory Resolutions from the
EvangeIist's Former Charge.
Augusta People Divided on the Con-
troversy Between the Ministers.
rspeeial to the Press.1


AUGUSTA, Nov S0.-The interest in the
Thacher-Pentecost controversy continues
unabated here and forms the chief topic of
conversation. The affair is becoming noised
abroad over the State and is creating wide
spread comment. The people of the Evan
gelical churches are standing by Dr. Pente-
cost very generally, while Mr.. Thacher's
supporters are also numerous and they are
very decided in expressing their views. A
prominent Unitarian, identified with the op-
position to the Evangelist, has received an
anonymous letter from person residing in
Brooklyn, N. Y, who signs himself Brook
lyn PASTOR" The letter casts some refiec-
tions upon DR.. Pentecost.
DR.. Pentecost, tonight, on learning of the
anonymous letter and other insinuations
against him. emphatically said that while
what had occurred heretofore might be be-
meath his notice, statements against his
character were another thing and he should
act if they were given publicity. He
challenged anybody to bring aught against
him and said he would bea fool to come
down here with bad record behind him.
He could not understand why these people
WtIt lUliOWiuS ttlul. uc pUlntCu WIN phiuo
to this record in Brooklyn, and cited resolu-
tions passed at meeting of the Tompkins
Avenue Congregational Church, Feb. IA.
1887, to take into consideration and accept
the resignation of DIR. Pentecost, which were
published in the Brooklyn Eagle. The
church express the deepest feelings of affec-
tion and regret and further state, while ac-
complishing great work for this particular
church, he is especially endowed of God for
the broader field of labor upon which he is
about to enter, and we realize that it is the
conscientious conviction of our pastor that
he is called again to the work of an evangel-
ist. The church express their most sincere
and grateful appreciation of the faithful,
earnest and indefatigable labors of their pas
tor which have been greatly blessed to the
church, spiritually and temporarily"
At council of Congregational churches
and ministers of Brooklyn and vicinity held
in the same church, March I'd, Rev. DR..
STORES, presiding, exceedingly strong resolu-
tions commendatory of DR.. Pentecost's
pastorate were passed and it was character
lied remarkable pastorate." The council
expressed their hearty appreciation of his
work. DIR. Pentecost on being told that re-
ports were in circulation concerning his
pastorate in Boston was indignant. He had
little to say about the matter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-01
MICHIGAN SWAMP LANDS.
The state Investigating a Peculiar
State Of Affairs.

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 9o.-The Journal
this afternoon publishes two and half
columns of its investigation into Michigan
wamp land matters and the Chandler claim
against the Calumet & Hecla Mining Com
pany. The results of this investigation are
that j. ii. Chandler, e. w. Sparrow and the
Seager estate are entitled to locate six thou
sand acres of swamp lands, and al 30 that the
State of Michigan is prosecuting claims
against the general government which can
not fail eventually to bring into the State
treasury at least two million dollars as pay
ment for ], ,7C0,cCo acres of swamp lands due
from the United States to the State of Michi-
gan. The fact also transpires that certain
Michigan railroads and corporations are now
holding, or have sold, upwards of 100000
acres of land to which they have had no just
title, and that suits are to be brought by the
State of Michigan against the Flint q Pere
Marquette, jackson, Lansing & Saginaw and
Grand Rapids & Indiana railroads to recover
10000 acres of land illegally held by them
through grants of Congress.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-01
GENERAL NEWS.

Tuesday there was terrific explosion of a
boiler in Duncan's mill, 13 miles from Oak
Bluff, Arkansas, which dangerously scalded
ten persons and killed one outright. 1t made
a wreck of the mill.
Geo. Bradford, saloon keeper of Roches-
ter, N. H., was knocked down and robbed of
$1S5 by two men for whom he was changing
bill yesterday.
The Continental Life Insurance Company
of Hartford is found by the insurance COM
missioner impaired over % per cent
An explosion Of choke damp in colliery
in Horemba, Silesia, yesterday, killed thir-
teen miners.
The rumor comes to Concord, N. H., via
White River Junction, that Ex-Governor j.
Gregory Smith, acting for the Central Ver-
mont road, has purchased the Sullivan rail-
road of Connecticut for one million dollars.
At the semi-annual meeting of the officers
of the New Hampshire State Temperance
Union yesterday reports were received and
considered, and arrangements made for the
future progress of the work of the organiza-
tiOn.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-01
RAILWAY MATTERS.
NOTES.

The Lake Shore and Michigan Central are
determined to meet every rate made by the
Grand Trunk road, but the New York Cen
trail, the Erie and the Lackawanna may de-
termine to follow Pennsylvania example in
stopping at some reasonable point in the
warfare.
A dividend has been declared on Eastern
Of Al per cent, payable Dec. 10 to stockhold-
ers of record of Dec. 3.
The dressed beef rates are now one-half
what they were about two weeks ago. Since
the cutting became sharp the Grand Trunk
has taken AZ per cent. of the business. where
as it had previously been able to carry only
about 20 per cent. The trunk lines may de-
eide to abandon all competition for this traf-
fic because of its unproftableness, and then
they will oppose at any possible future con-
ference a claim of the Grand Trunk to differ
ential rates founded upon a showing bred by
such artificial conditions as now prevail.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-01

rear Of freight train trying to gel. on side
track in this city today. All but Tour
of the cars were on the side track
when the engine of the passenger
of the freight was reduced to kindling wood.
George Josiin, a drover, had several ribs on
each side of his body broken and his spine
injured. William Dixon, fireman OF the
passenger engine, had his spine injured; de
next to the caboose was loaded with cotton
and the next car with kerosene in barrels.
The kerosene instantly took fire and Dotn
cars with the baggage car OF the PASSENGER
train were consumed. All the baggage anu
some kerosene were saved; also some COTTON
in damaged state. No passengers were
injured.